Example sentences of "[adv] as the [noun] [vb -s] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Not only have expectations of the future of oil prices been progressively lowered thus making most synfuel projects appear more expensive but investment cost estimates of these huge projects have also risen inexorably as the industry has reached a more exact comprehension of the real engineering costs . |
| 2 | This description fits a young fish of one variation , but the colours and patterning change somewhat as the fish matures . |
| 3 | Furthermore as the matrix becomes less sparse the problems associated with storage increase . |
| 4 | If plaque is not removed regularly it builds up , much as the scale does on a kettle . |
| 5 | The archer fish is here using water as a tool , much as the ant-lion uses sand , to help it capture its prey . |
| 6 | In a sense the strategic visionary practises for the moment of vision , much as the actor practises for the moment of performance . |
| 7 | This can be tightened daily as the load settles , and will protect the stack against wind . |
| 8 | At least he is able , so long as the money holds out , to preserve his own patch of England against the depredations of progress . |
| 9 | So long as the Crown maintains armed forces for the defence of the realm , it can not be in its interest that any part of them should be immobilised . |
| 10 | Erm so erm th the cheapest er fuel at the moment is gas , you know , that 's , that 's why er a lot of the erm er er generators are now moving to towards gas er erm er generation er wh which is fine for as long as the gas exists but , you know , another , give it another ten fifteen years , and our North Sea gas will have gone you see so , so erm you have to ask well how much do you , weight do you put on market forces and how much in say , in the energy business , ought you to be thinking longer term ? |
| 11 | It is not an infringement to drop the ball anywhere in the playing area so long as the ball does not go forward . |
| 12 | At the other extreme , Prof Patrick Minford believes that most of the UK 's problems are cyclical and will disappear as a spontaneous recovery takes root , filling the Chancellor 's coffers with tax revenues and creating new jobs , so long as the Chancellor has continued to keep inflation under control . |
| 13 | In classical homoeopathy a single dose of a high potency is given to the patient and , assuming improvement , is not repeated for as long as the patient continues to improve . |
| 14 | For as long as the sun rises over those rugged , evergreen hills to the east and the island 's wines continue to be so subtly perfumed , I shall never understand why Napoleon chose to leave Elba . |
| 15 | In particular , the option writer 's possible gain is restricted to the price at which he sells the option , the option premium , while his potential exposure to loss is unlimited so long as the contract remains open . |
| 16 | Nicholas said , ‘ The company will have the Kouklia franchise so long as the King has a conscience . |
| 17 | But the County Council still has some longer term debt , not external but internally , that is being paid now and not over time , and so the position actually will not change , so long as the Council continues to have more credit approval than it requires to use the new borrowing . |
| 18 | Any adventurers within the room must make a successful WP test or lose -10 from Ld , Cl and WP for as long as the fight lasts and D10+10 turns thereafter . |
| 19 | Well you could say that erm our background goes back erm twenty-five years , in fact , we 've had a considerable involvement with industry both local and national for as long as the University has been in existence , which is now nearly twenty-five years . |
| 20 | If the wife 's level of income is sufficient , the mortgagee will probably consent to the release of the husband from liability under the mortgage so long as the wife covenants to assume this and , depending upon the practice of the mortgagee , will specify what clauses it requires in the appropriate conveyance or transfer . |
| 21 | Paul is a child with a severe emotional special need , and here poetry breaks into his life and satisfies that need for as long as the poem takes , both to be written and to be reflected on . |
| 22 | Most , however , had earned remission , which is given at a rate of five days per month , so long as the prisoner works to a satisfactory standard . |
| 23 | This is more than a million million million times as long as the universe has so far existed . |
| 24 | 8.4 If at any time is at default in performance or observance of any of its obligations under this Agreement , shall be entitled for so long as the default continues , but without prejudice to any other rights under this Agreement , to withhold delivery of the Licensed Software from notwithstanding that orders for the Licensed Software have been accepted by . |
| 25 | ‘ But so long as the system remains as it is , those who choose to disregard their obligations must realise they may face a fine . ’ |
| 26 | This seems a paradox but it is not : the system is geared to the needs of the operating units but the units are expendable so long as the system remains intact . |
| 27 | The Government has stated that , as well as continuing cover on non-vested markets for NCM , it will provide reinsurance for those contracts which are deemed to be in the ‘ national interest ’ for as long as the Government considers its existence essential to meet the reasonable needs of exporters and so long as it performs satisfactorily as a trading facility . |
| 28 | There is fat chance of that for as long as the Government allows the banks to carry on with their grasping one-way policy . |
| 29 | So long as the government runs a huge budget deficit , approaching 9% of GDP this year , inflation threatens to return . |
| 30 | The guarantee can be made for as long as the manufacturer chooses . |